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EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS
TAX3703
EXAM PACK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAY/JUNE 2014……………………………………………….3
OC/NOV 2014…………………………………………………….8
MAY/JUNE 2015…………………………………………………14
OCT/NOV 2015……………………………………………………17
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May / June 2014
Question 1
Estate Duty in Rose’s Estate
- Assets
- Flat in Cape Town 1700.000
- Motor Vehicle 250 000
- Fixed Deposit 340 000
- Accrual Claim 375 000
- Usufruct 2600 00 x 8,28170 =(21 532 420 = 479 992 value shall not exceed
the difference between
1) Market Value at cessation and ( 2600 000)
2) Value of Bare Dominiun when first acquired
Usufruct 9298008
23,44
= 396 673
Bare Domininun 1200 000 – 396 673
803 327
2600000 -803327
Difference 1796 673 479992
- Shares 600 000
- Life insurance Policy 800 000
Total Assets 4544 992
- Liabilities
- Tax Payable (366 290)
- Flat left to Husband ( 1700 000)
- Funeral Expenses (16 500)
- Executers Remuneration (95 000)
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- Masters Fee (600, 00)
- Net Value 2366 602 - Abartment ( 3500 000)
- Dutiable Amount 0
- Estate duty 20% x Nil
a) Rose husband 1700 00 /2366602 x 0 =0
b} Rose Daughter 0
C) Grandson 0
d) Estate 0
Question 3
Taxable Capital Gain / Loss of Esra Reddy’ Estate.
- Primary Residence
Proceeds 1950 000
Base cost ( 1200 000)
Capital Gain 750 000
- Devide by 2 as Named in 750 000 ÷ 2
Community of property 375 000
Primary residence exclusion (375 000)
• Flat in Cape Town
Proceeds 1350 000
Base cost ( 978250)
Capital Gain
371750 / 2 = 185875
Motor Vehicle - Personal Use assets
Not an asset - not an asset
Listed shares
- Proceeds (market Value) 350 000
- Base cost (125 000)
- Capital gain 225 000 / 2 = 112 500
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• Gold Coins - Roll over - No capital gain / loss
• Open Residential stand
Proceeds 300 000
Base cost (120 000)
Capital Gain 180 000 / 2 = 90 000
- Aggregate gains 388 375
- Annual Exclusion ( Only available to Esra not to her estate)
- Inclusive rate 66,6% x 388 375 = 258 658
Question 4
4.1. Four Estate planning objectives that want to achieve
i) To achieve efficient deceased estate administration of the estate ( both during penny’s lifetime and
after her death and safe guarding of documentation
ii) To appoint heirs and legatees and distribute assets as the Penny wishes
- The estate plan should provide for the disposition of the planners assets to her chosen heirs and beneficiaries
Iii) To provide for liquidity
- To avoid liquidity problems of the death of Penny
iv) To minimise the impact of taxation on the estate
- Suitable planning could help minimise the impact of tax n including estate duty, CGT, income tax donations tax, VAT and transfer duty.
4.2 Most important estate planning tool that penny should utilise
- The last will and testament is the most important tool that Penny should utilise
- This is review and update on regular basis
- This will meet Penny’s objective reducing estate duty liability, providing for dependants and achieving efficient administration of deceased estate
4.3.1 How Penny should structure the trust with regard to trustees and beneficiaries
- As the beneficiaries her children are still minors, a discretionary trust is more suitable
- This gives the trustees discretionary powers regarding the way in which and the time at which income or capital of the trust should be allocated to the beneficiaries
4.3.2 Advantages of inter- vivos trust and transferring the fixed property
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- Protection of minor beneficiaries
- Protection against creditors
Disadvantages
- The cost of transferring assets could be expensive - The duties of trustees are extremely
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- A trust deed cannot exempt trustees from personal liability if such person does not act within
the required degree degree of
- The founder of the trust has to give up control of trust assets for it to be truly effective
Question 2
- Executor’s account in the estate of ofcristoRouvla
Asset s
Immovable property – reduced to cash
- House @ stlouis 11 50 000
- Holiday home 695 000
- Motor Vehicle 195 000
- Utility vehicle
Claims in favour of estate
120 000
- Art Collection 695 000
- Fixed deposit 825 000
- Cash 55 200
- Interest 2650
Total assets
Administrative costs
3542 850
- Advertisement ( 555)
- Hospital cost (25 000)
- Funeral cost (16 234)
- Credit card account (2950)
- Other liabilities
Balance Available
(10 580)
3 487 531
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Question 2 continuation
Recapitulation statement
- Cash available for distribution 3 487 531
Less: cash legacy: surviving spouse ( 825 000 + 55200 + 2650 )
(882 850)
2604681
Distribution account
- Total amount available for distribute according to liquidation account 3487 531
Awarded as follows:
1. Surviving spouse – ½ of the estate. (in community)
Available for distribution 3487531
• ½ consisting of cash (3487531 / 2 ) 1743 766
• House 1150 000
• Fixed deposits
• Cash 825 000
• Interest 55 200
2650
2. Holiday house: Elena 695 000
3. Motor vehicle: Shante 195 000
4. Art Collection: Shante 500 000
5. Utility Vehicle 120 000
348753
Income and expenditure account
- Interest 2650
Less expense
- Executer’s remuneration (6%) (159)
2491
Tax 3703
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OCT/NOV 2014
Question 1 – Complete Executors Account
Liquidation Account
Assets
1. lmmovable property not reduced to cash
-usufruct (3300 000 x 12% x 6.32818) 2505 959
-Annuity (5000x12x25.38) 1522 800
-Property 850 000
-Listed Shares -
-Personal Assets 380 000
Property – Redused to cash
-Listed Shares 2700 000
-Fixed Deposit 500 000
8458 759
Liabilities
-Bank overdraft (15 000)
Balance available for distribution 8443 759
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Recapitulation Statement
-cash and assets redused to cash (2700+500) 3200 000
Less: Total Liabilities (15000)
Less : Cash legacy (100 000)
Cash Available for Distribution 3085 000
Continuation of questions one
Distribution Account
- Amount available for distribution as per liquidation = 8443 759
Distributed as follows:
1. Bare dominium ( Jonal Samuels)
(3300 000 – 2505 959) = 794 041
2. Annuity = 1522800
3. Cash angel = 100 000
4. Residual – Joe Salomon
Income and expenditure Account
Income
1. Rent = 8000
Expenditure
2. Deposit = (3000) 3. Executors Remuneration (6%x 8000) = (480) Balance available for distribution = 4520
= 602 6918
= 8443759
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Estate duty addendum
- Total assets as per liquidation account = 8458 759
Less liabilities before estate duty = (15 000)
= 8443 759
Amount left for surviving spouse = (6026 918)
Net estate = 2416 841
Rebate = (2416841)
NIL Taxable amount @ 20% NIL
Question 2
Part A
Donations Tax payable by Abel on each of the donations
1) Annuity to his sister
- No donations tax payable
- Sister is battling financially
- So donation is made towards maintenance of his sister Gina
2) Cash to his Daughter 500 000
Exemption (100 000)
400 000
Donations 20% x 400 000 = 80 000
2) Motor vehicle 495 000
Exemption – already used up -
495 000
Donations 20% x 495 000 = 99 000
3) Cash amount to Sylvia = 1200 000 Exemption – it is for the benefit of the donor
(1200 000)
4) Debt owed = 20 000 5) Exemption
– casual – used up - 6) Donations tax 20% x 20
000 = 4000
7) Housekeeper = 25 000
Donations tax (20% 25 000) = 5000
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Part B
Estate duty payable in Abel Goddy’ s estate
Property
- Residence in Pretoria 6 300 000
- Apartment in London 4 000 000
- Johannesburg flat 120 000
- Holiday home 2500 000
- Motor Vehicle 1885 000
- Life policy 560 000 - Shares in private company
19000 000
- Fixed deposit
Gross Value
Deductions
- Apartment in London – purchased before he became residence (4000 000)
- Death duties – excluded as the London apartment is not included in property
- Flat in Johannesburg – spouse (1200 000)
- Life policy bequeathed to spouse ( 560 000)
- Funeral Expenses ( 15000)
- Valuation fees ( 2000)
- Income tax ( 12000)
- Masters fees ( 600)
- Executors remuneration (3,5 % 18705000) ( 654 675)
- Bank overdraft
Abatement (3500 000)
8756725
Estate duty =20% x8756725
=1751345
Question 3
Part A
Possible problems in regard to the validity of the will and the bequest of R5million to his children
( 4000)
12256725
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- The testator himself did not sign the will
- The testator should sign in the presence of at least 2 competent witnesses
- It is 2 children are only minors who are not considered to competent enough
Bequeath of the R5 million cash
- This might attract donations tax because the tw0 children are minors
- The donor (Mr lucky is still alive
- Mr Lucky will have to pay donations tax on the R5million and the R5million is deemed to have accrued to him
Part B
Estate planning tools
1) The last will and testament
- It reduces estate duty liability, providing for dependants and achieving efficient administration
of the deceased estate
- The will be relevant wen planner is considering bequeathing formula and to more than one
beneficiaries
- If the will is carefully structured and written, it can meet many achieving efficient administration
2) Use of trust
- A trust will serve the following functions
- protect assets, while retaining control
- Acts as significant shelter against future estate duties
- The following trust may be used
- inter-vivos
- Testamentary
- Discretionary
3) The use of companies - Achieved by transferring assets to a company
- Spouse and children are the shareholders
- An increase in the value of the assets will for the benefit of the shareholders and will not
increase the net value of the state of the planner
4) Donations assets
- Assets donated will fall outside his / her estate
- Therefore there will be a reduction in estate duty payable
5) Use of deductions permitted by section 4 of the Estate duty act
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i) Request for surviving spouse ii)
Request to PBOS
iii) Books and work of art lent to estate
3) QUESTION 3 : Part C
Taxable Capital Gains/ Losses for the Deceased Mrs Lucy Lucky
Beauty Saloon Business
Proceeds 1100 000
Base cost (800000)
300 000
Small Business Exemption 1800 000
Limited to 300 000 (300 000)
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Primary Residence in Pretoria
-Capital Gains/ Loss is disregarded
-Surviving spause deemed to acquire residence at the same base cost as Lucy
Bachelor flat in Pretoria
Proceeds 600 000
Base cost (450 000)
Capital Gain 150 000
Fractioned Ownership in a Game lodge
Proceeds 700 000
Base cost (400 000)
Capital Gain 300 000
Cash - Not an Asset in Eighth Schedule
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Total Capital gain = 150 000 + 300 000 = 450 000
Annual Exclusion (300 000)
Net Capial gain 150 000
Taxable Capital Gains 33.3% x150 000= 49950
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Question 2
a) Estate Duty in Sandra’s Estate
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-Blue lake estate 3000 000
-Improvemrnts 200 000
-Furnitire and Fittings 650 000
-Motor Vehicle 360 000
-Holiday home 2500 000
-calculating Bare Dominium
Value of Usufruct
2500 000 x 8.23517/39.19= 525 336
-Bare Dominium 2500 000- 525 336
=1974 664 1974 664
-Apartment in Zunch 4500 000
-Beauty Salon 560 000
-Fixed Deposit (150 000+7000+3000) 160 000
-Policy - Alpha -not included
-Premiums not paid by Sandra
(620 000-100 000) 520 000
Gross Value 14424 664
Expences
-Executor’s Remuneration (3.5% x 14424 664) (504 863) -Master’s fee (600)
-Abatement (3500 000 + 3200 000) (6700 000) Net value 7219 201
Duty 20% 1443 840
Apportionment of Duty
Oliver = 3000 000/14424 664x 1443 840
=300 286
Megan = 360 000 + 620 000 + 1974 664
=2954 664 /14424 664+ 1443 840 =295 748
Brother = 4500 000/14424 664 x 1443 840
= 450 429
b) One main problem
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-No holder of residual of the estate was stated.
-The residual holder should have been identified .
Question 3 – Taxable gain/losses for Sophie Claren’s deceased estate
1) Primary Residence
Proceeds 1950 000
Base cost (975 000)
Capital gain 975 000
Primary Residence Exclusion (975 000)
-
2) holiday home
Proceeds. 1375 000
Base cost (895 000)
Capital gain 480 000
3) Shares in a listed Company
Proceeds 1000 000
Base cost (1020 000)
Capital loss (20 000)
4) Motor vehicle - personal use asset
Aggregate capital gains
480 000 + 0 – 20 000 = 460 000
Annual exclusive (30 000)
430 000
Question 3. – total donations tax payable ( 15 December 2014)
1. Diamond ring to wife
- No donation tax
- Exempt
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- Its for the benefit of spouse not separated
2. Flat in Cape town
- Usufruct = 1350 000 x 12 % x 7, 92950
- 1284579 - Bare dominium = 1350 000 – 1284579
= 65421
Exemption (100 000) (65421)
No donations tax – exempted
3. New motor vehicle 195 000
Exemption left (100 000 – 65421) (24579)
Donation tax (20 %x160421)
=32084
160 421
4. To BPO 500 000
- No donations
- It is exempt as it is a to a PBO
5. To Sammy - 85 000
Donations tax ( 20% 85 000) 17 000
Total donations tax 17000 + 32084 = 49084
Question 5
Advantages
- When a deceased assets are bequeathed to the surviving spouse, CGT liability is postponed until death of surviving spouse
- There is no CTG on insurance policies or cash
- The children are protected against the financial instability
Disadvantages
- Capital gains tax is payable on the assets bequeathed
- Section 7 could apply
- Income assets bequeathed to minors children will be taxed in Nicholas hands
- Bequeathing assets may place a burden on heirs who do not have sufficient cash resources to pay the bequest prices
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- Estate duty will be high as not sufficient cash resources are available because only 1800 000
cash is available
- Amounts recoverable in forced sale of an assets at the death of Nicholas may be less than market value
OCT/NOV 2015
Question 1
Complete Executors Account
Liquidation account
Assets
Immovable property – reduced to cash
- Flats 1500 000
- Shares 550 000
- Personal belongings 300 000
23500 000
- Not reduced to cash
- Annuity 2000x12%x7.86380x12 22648 - ½ of Nathan assets (2400 000 + 145000+500 000)
x ½ 1642372
- Total Assets 4015 020
Administration cost
- Funeral cost (14000)
- Masters fee (600)
- Executors remuneration (140526)
Balance available for distribution 3859 894
Recapitulation statement
- Cash available for distribution 2350 000
- Less surviving spouse (2000 000)
350 000
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Distribution Account
Total amount available for Distribution according to Liquidation 3859 894
Awarded as follows:
-Cash to surviving 2000 000
-Residue : To the three children 1859 984
3859 894 Income and Expenditure Account
Income -
Less Expenses -
Estate Duty Addendum
Total Assets as per Liquidation Account 3859 894
Less: Amounts left to Surviving Spouse (2000 000)
Net Estate 1859 894
Less: Section 4A Rebate limited to R3.5 million (1859 894)
Taxable Amount @ 20% NIL
Question 2
1) Liquidation account Assets
Immovable property – not reduced to cash
- Private residence 1987 000
- Rome apartment 2200 000
Property – reduced to cash
- Shares 800 000
- Wine farm 3750 000
- Tight ling call 1100 000
- Fixed deposit 525 000
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Total assets
Liabilities
1036 2000
- Valuation fees (754)
- Advertisement (198)
- Mortgage bond (5000)
- SARS (885 670)
- Masters fees (600)
- Executors fees ( 3.5 % x 10362 000) (362 670)
Balance Available for distribution 906 2108
(ii) Recapitulation Account
- Cash and assets reduced to cash
(3750 000 + 1100 000 + 525 000) 5375 000
Less total liabilities (1299 892)
Less cash legacy (50 000)
Cash available for distribution 4025108
Distribution Account
Amount available for distribution as per liquidation account 9062108
Distributed as follows:
1. Stefano: Residence ( 1987 000)
Shares (800 000)
2. Sophia : apartment (2200 000)
3. Cash legacy (50 000)
4. residence – Natasha
Question 3
(40251080
1. Donations tax payable
1 Speedboat to thousand 950 000
- Exempt -
- No donations tax as it is a donations to spouse not separated
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2 Motor vehicle to daughter 175 000
- Annual exemption
- Donation tax 20% 15000
3 Flat in cape town -
Usufruct = 1580 000 x 12%x5,6502 1071 278
- Annual Exemption - Exhausted -
- Donations tax (20% x 1071278 214 256
2 Taxable capital gains of Laurens deceased estate
1. Primary residence in Cape Town.
- Proceeds 51000 000
- Base cost (4050 000)
- Capital gain 1050 000
- Primary residence exclusive
2. Listed shares
- Proceeds 1300 000 - Base cost (120 000+60 000 (1260 000)
- Capital cost 40 000
A holiday home in Paternoster
- Proceeds 2500 000
- Base cost (220 000 + 35000) (2235 000)
- Capital gains 265 000
Aggregate Capital Gains 265 000 + 40 000 = 305 000
- Annual Exclusive (300 000)
- Net capital gains 5 000
- Exclusive rate 33.3%
- Taxable capital gain = 1665
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Question 4
Part A
1. Six advantages that can be achieved through an appropriate estate plan
- Achievement of efficient deceased estate administration
- Avoidance of fragmentation of assets
- Provides liquidity
- Minimisation on taxation on the estate
- It builds in flexibility
- Provides for future growth of assets
2. (I) Liquidity – means ensuring sufficient cash funds are available in an estate -
This avoids liquidity problems of death of deceased
ii) Continuity – Means the ability of the estate to continue as going concern - Estate planning ensures that the state continues in existence to cater for the heirs and
dependants
(iii) Control – is the ability to re camp all the benefits of the estate and having a right control of the state
(Iv) Limiting the growth – the objective is to provide for the future growth of assets outside of the estate planners estate
- Assets with potential growth are held by a trust and not in the estate planners hands
Part B
- Amounts that Lucy and care givers
Lucy and Inheritance 4500 000
Estate duty paid: R5Milion -3.5 R 15000 000
1500 000 x 20% 300 000
4500 000 / 500 000 x 300 000 =( 270 000)
Net amount 4230 000
Care givers Inc
Inheritances 500 000
Estate Duty 300 000/5000000 x 300 000 (30 000)
470 000
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Estate planning Advise
-Ruanda Scott will need to have a last will and testament
-This will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis
-If the will is carefully structured and written , it can meet many of the estate planners’s objective which is mainly providing for dependency.
-This will specify that Lucy will receive 4.5million and the care givers 500 000.
-A Trust may have to be setup which will be responsible for the 4.5million for the maintenance of Lucy.
Question 1
(1 Value of Jacks fiduciary interest
Value of property 890 000
890 000 x12% 106 800
Pieri Age (23 nest ) x 8,28117
Value 884 429
(2 amount of accrual claim against Jacks estate
Calculation of jacks end value of estate
- fiduciary 884 429
- loan 1800 000
- furniture 550 000
- shares (60 000 x 3275) 1935 000
- Jacks 2070 000
- Life policy (500 000 – 38000) 462 000
7206429
- Bank over draft = (135 000)
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- Income tax liability = (123 606)
- Masters fee = (600) - Executors fee ( 3.5%x7206429) =(252 225)
Net value = 6694 998
Jac Janne
- Net end value 6694 998 3326 999
- Less: amount excluded
- Fiduciary right
884 429 x 109.4 / 18.4 ( 5239280)
- Life policy = 462 000
End value = 1455 718 = 2864 999
Less commencement value
20 000x 109 % / 18,4 (118913)
80 000 x 109,4/18.4 (475 652)
Accrual 1336805 2389347
Difference (2389 347 – 1336 805)
= 1052542
- Claim against Jacks estate – Nil as his estate in smaller than Zanne
3. Amount available for distribution (before estate duty)
- Fiduciary 884 429
- Loan 1800 000
- Furniture ` 550 000
- Shares 1935 000
- Jan Jac 2070 000
- Life policy
Liabilities
462 000
- Bank Overdraft (135000)
- Income tax liability (123606)
- Masters fees (600)
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- Executors (252 225)
Amount available for distribution (6694 998)
4. Amount to be rewarded to spouse
- Life policy 500 000 – 38000 = 462 000
- Furniture and personal effects 550 000
5. Estate duty payable
Gross estate after liabilities 6694 998
Less: bequeathed to spouse: life policy (462 000)
Furniture ( 550 000)
5682998
Abetment (3500 000)
2182 998
Estate duty 20% = 436 600